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Department of Information Technology Why Deploy This Type of System? No CATV in student dormitory rooms –Only in common areas/lounges Over 60 residence halls –Cost to wire with coax very high ($2-5Million) –Estimated time of completion: ~4 years CATV major issue for the student population

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Department of Information Technology System Features Live encoding of television Additional pre-encoded video Small footprint viewer software Viewer downloaded as part of stream Viewer available for multiple operating systems http://www.videofurnace.com Program guide for content labeling

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Department of Information Technology Initial Testing Phase Deployed 4 off-air channels Deliver to well-supported residence halls Get feedback on content and distribution from the students Tested for six weeks, followed by student vote on service One significant problem discovered in testing phase

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Department of Information Technology Full Deployment Ramp up from 100 students to 4000 students in 3 week RAs, Rescons, and new students first Clients for all Windows Platforms and Mac OS 9 initially Mac OS X and Intel Linux Clients available by November 1, 2002